Saturday, July 26

BlogHer 08 Conference and Some Awards

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of meeting several food bloggers while attending the BlogHer conference in San Fransisco. The conversation was engaging, the food delicious, and the weather freezing. I seriously considered buying a winter coat at Macy's Pre- Winter sale, but then I'd never wear it again in San Diego. I now understand why Mark Twain said, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Fransisco."

I missed the food bloggers' dinner with Elise from Simply Recipes on Friday night, but I did run into her on Saturday. Quite literally -- I tripped over an AV cord and flew into her arms -- she has remarkably fast reflexes for a food blogger. She also gave a terrific talk on building blog traffic where Kalyn of Kalyn's Kitchen snapped this pic.

I also got to meet the following fantastic food bloggers at the conference:

I only wish I could have gotten to talk to some of them more. Hey, I know, we should do it again next weekend (How about San Diego this time? No winter coats are needed.).

Saturday night we attended a cocktail party at Macy's where we talked to several interesting bloggers, namely Michelle of Scribbit. That was one of the highlights of my weekend. She is even warmer and funnier in person than she is on her blog, and that's saying something.

One of the most delicious awards you can receive is the Yummy Blog Award, and lovely Burcu of Almost Turkish Recipes has flattered me with it. Here are some blogs I have already said are yummy, and here are a couple more:

Judy of Judy's Gross Eats has flattered me with the E Award. Thank you, my dear. Please see the 15 fabulous bloggers I have already nominated for the E Award. And here are a couple more for good measure:

Two of the sweetest bloggers I know, Ames of Yay! Pie and Pip of Zenzerro and Cannella have made my day a whole lot brighter by sending me the I Love You This Much Award. Now I'm awarding it to all of you!

I'm sorry I missed BlogHer and meeting everyone - looks like you all had a great time! Congratulations on your very well-deserved awards, and thanks so much for passing one on to me -- what an unexpectedly delightful way to start my weekend. I am humbled and honored to be in such awesome company.

It was so fun seeing you again and hanging out with all the bloggers. I do agree about the freezing weather though. I realized it's really HOT in Salt Lake and I don't mind a bit. Congrats on all the awards too, very much deserved.

Look at it this way: no air conditioned required. Anyway, it was great to meet you and the others bloggers. I loved every minute of our get-together. I agree: we should do it often, anywhere. And thanks for the award! It's very nice of you and I am honored.

Lots of great bloggers there...and July in San Francisco usually is chilly...my first visit there I got so cold that I bought a ski jacket that was on sale from the previous winter just to stay warm.Glad you had a good time!

How fun! Every single time we are in The City we repeat the same quot from Mark Twain. The best time to go is in March & October - ironic that it's warmer than July. Glad you had a good time & thanks for sharing the photos. It's so nice to put a face with the blog.

You're a sweety! Thanks for the mention and all you do to make our food blogosphere a welcome and warm place to be. I love your pictures. It's so nice to see some of the bloggers I've come to know!Be well, Susan! :)

It looks like the conference was a blast! I wish I could have worked it out to come. Ah, well, maybe next year.

You may already know this, but several of us have been talking about putting together a conference specifically for food bloggers. Andrea from Andrea's Recipes is kind of spearheading it. wouldn't that be great?

thank you so much for the award!! And congrats to you for the many well-deserved awards you received! My blog has been a bit of summer vacation lately (havent been posting so much) but hopefully that won't last for too long! thank you again!!